Method, system, and kit package for balloon weights and balloon stompers

ABSTRACT

This covers a game kit, system, method, and device for the balloon games. A game kit for the Balloon Stomper/popping/hitting/kicking/bursting game. The kit consists of a balloon, a tether for the balloon, and a device for attaching the balloon to a player, as an example. As one example, the game involves tying a balloon to the ankle of each player. Then the players try to stomp on each other&#39;s balloons, while protecting their own balloon. The winner is the last person or team with a balloon that has not been popped. There are many other variations for the game/rules as explained here in more details. One problem with the game is that preparing a large number of game set-ups is time consuming and labor intensive. This is intended to make both set-up and clean-up of the balloon stomper game simpler. It also deals with the balloon weight setup and system.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is related to a co-pending application, filed on thesame day, with the same inventor and assignee, titled Method, System,and Kit Package for Balloon Weights and Balloon Stompers.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There are a large number of patents that claim a variety of tethers.However, none of these inventions claim a tether as a part of a balloongame kit or a system for balloon weights or balloon stomp (or stompers),as described in the current invention, given below.

Some examples for those patents are: (US patent numbers)

-   -   U.S. Pat. No. 3,227,398, Balloon tether cable, by Struble.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 3,900,989, Balloon clamp, by Weisenthal.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 4,826,161, Balloon game, by Rookmaaker.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,011,447, Balloon holder, by Watanabe.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,074,510, Balloon holders, by Metz.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,104,160, Balloon tying device and method, by        Cheng.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,188,314, Balloon holding device, by Peters.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,301,392, Multi-purpose balloon closure device,        by Richman.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,482,492, Balloons and balloon valves, by Becker.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,595,521, Balloons and balloon valves, by Becker.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,638,581, Balloon mooring system, by Burke.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,769,683, Attachment for balloon tether, by Park.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,076,752, Method and apparatus for inert gas        purging/temperature control for pulverizing/grinding system, by        Paradowski et al.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,352,484, Apparatus for soccer training, by        Killion.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,422,914, Dual-function balloon weight, by Nelson        et al.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,582,272, Balloon weight and ribbon assembly, by        Nelson et al.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,666,405, Adjustable weight ballasts for weighing        down differently sized lighter-than-air balloons, by Isaacs.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,716,083, Balloon weight, by Castro.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,899,538, Identification type instrument        assembly, by Matoba.    -   Des. 350314, Retainer for fastening balloon string to clothing,        by Schweitzer.    -   D 520078S, Weighted balloon tether, by Pollack.    -   Appl. 2003/0148701 A1, Method and device for fastening a        balloon, by Tuijanmaa.    -   Appl. 2006/0081665 A1, Balloon keeper bracelet, by Nguyen et al.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 3,783,551, Balloon and sealing means therefore, by        Allison et al.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 3,940,133, Ball retrieving apparatus, by Civita.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 4,976,649, Decorative balloon structure, by        Mandell.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,035,391, Balloon anchor, by Steele et al.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,094,462, Soccer training device, by Boyle et al.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,154,430, Ring toss apparatus, by Cozzolino.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,240,199, Balloon holding device, by Peters.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,411,427, Balloon weight and latch assembly, by        Nelson et al.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,547,413, Heat-staked tether for toy balloons, by        Murray.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,628,091, Balloon closure device, by Mueller.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,765,831, Tethering system for novelty balloon,        by Huffhines.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,853,339, Football practice aid, by Scerbo.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,152,838, Apparatus for soccer training, by        Killion.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,358,110, weight for toy or decorative balloons,        by Apsner.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,540,578, Toy balloon, by Billon.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,663,460, Balloon weight with selectable ballast,        by Nelson.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,685,582, Wrist toy, by Abel.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,790,120, Balloon valve adapter, by Murray.    -   U.S. Pat. No. 6,938,275, Wrist band construction for balloons,        by Fried.    -   Des. 401255, Balloon weight, by Burns.    -   Appl. 2001/0034176 A1, Novelty apparatus, by Deliu.    -   Appl. 2003/0173457 A1, Adjustable weight ballasts for weighing        down differently sized lighter-than-air balloons, by Isaacs.    -   Or U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,042,241, 6,540,576, 6,932,125, 6,364,733,        6,375,534, 4,943,225, 4,380,103, 5,666,709, 6,352,484,        6,277,452, 6,152,838, 5,886,839, 5,135,440, 4,003,572,        3,941,384, and 3,517,934.

One example of punch balloons is the one by Unique Industries Inc., fromPhiladelphia, Pa., 19148.

Other prior art can be found at: (for Professional Resources Catalog)

http ://www.qualatex.compages/pro resrce cat.php

Other examples are: balloontime.com, Conwin Inc./conwinonline.com,balloonplace.com, partypro.com, Klip N'Seal, Balloon Barb, and QuickieClips.

However, they are all different from the current invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention covers a game kit, system, method, and device for theballoon games. A preferred embodiment is a game kit for the BalloonStomper/popping game (or kicking, hitting, or bursting). The kitconsists of a balloon, a tether for the balloon, and a means ofattaching the balloon to a player. The game can be played many differentways: attaching to humans or objects, using different tools (such asbroom or shoe) to hit or burst different objects, such as balloons orballs, using team or individual players, using different scoring systemsor goals in the game. For example, in one embodiment, the game involvestying a balloon to the ankle of each player. Then the players try tostomp on each other's balloons, while protecting their own balloon. Thewinner is the last person or team with a balloon that has not beenpopped. One problem with the game is that preparing a large number ofgame set-ups is time consuming and labor intensive. Since this game ismeant for children, the players cannot be relied upon to complete thepreparation. Young children and people with disabilities may not be ableto tie their own balloon knots. This invention is intended to make bothset-up and clean-up of the balloon stomper game simpler.

A preferred embodiment uses a rubber band as the means to attach thetether to the player's limb. The preferred embodiment uses a ribbon asthe tether because the ribbon is light enough to not interfere with themovement of the balloon. Rubber bands can be stretched to fit the limbof any sized player. This allows a player to easily put on and remove aballoon game device. Furthermore, both rubber bands and ribbon are bothdisposable and reusable. Thus a single game set-up can be refitted witha new balloon and the game played again or continued, until the playerno longer wishes to play and the set-up is thrown out, or stored for thefuture.

Another preferred embodiment uses a loop as the means to attach thetether to the player's limb. In this embodiment, one end of the tetheris tied so that it creates a loop. The knot used is a slip knot that canbe tightened and loosened, when needed. The loop is fitted around a limbof the player and tightened so that it is attached to the player's limb.This allows a player to easily put on and remove a balloon game device.This preferred embodiment also uses a ribbon as the tether because theribbon is light enough to not interfere with the movement of theballoon. Furthermore, the ribbon is disposable and reusable. Thus, asingle game set-up can be refitted with a new balloon, and the game canbe played again or continued, until the player no longer wishes to playand the set-up is thrown out, or stored for the future.

In one embodiment, the tether is tied to the balloon and to theattachment means. Other embodiments can include a tether with a balloonthat has not been attached to the tether. The balloon can be pre-filled.Alternatively, the tether is lightly tied to the balloon so that theballoon can be filled and once the balloon is filled, the tether istightened.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is a balloon attached to atether by a slipknot, and the tether is attached to the limb of theperson by a rubber band. This embodiment is the simplest to produce andpackage. This embodiment also has the advantage that the balloon can bepacked deflated, but still attached to the tether. The preferred rubberband is a size #32 or #64 rubber band.

Another embodiment of the invention is a balloon attached to a tether bya slipknot and the tether is attached to the limb of the person by aslipknot. This embodiment is also simple to produce and package. Thisembodiment also has the advantage that the balloon can be packeddeflated, but still attached to the tether. The slipknot is made bytying one end of the tether to itself.

Another embodiment of the invention is a tether with a net attached. Thenet can hold a balloon. Thus, the net attaches a balloon to the tether.

Other embodiments could include a tether with a balloon disc, clip, orcup attached. Any balloon disc, clip, or cup could be used. The tethercould also be integral and continuous with the balloon itself, so thatthe balloon and the tether are manufactured together.

The invention includes the use of any type of balloon. This includeslatex balloons, water balloons, punch balloons, helium balloons, foilballoon, nylon balloons and Mylar balloons. This invention could also beused with balls, such as a punch ball or other objects, such as toys.

Another embodiment includes balloons manufactured with an attachmentpoint for the tether. The attachment point could be a balloon diskmanufactured around the neck of the balloon. Alternatively, the ballooncould have a knob or loop manufactured into the balloon, creating anattachment point.

A preferred embodiment of the invention includes printed rules forballoon games and all equipment needed for each game. Other embodimentscould include filled and unfilled balloons. Still other embodimentsinclude storage bags for prepared balloon devices to be stored. Stillother embodiment could include balloon pumps or balloon inflators.

Another embodiment of the invention is the balloon weight setup andsystem, as described below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the balloon device, to be attached to a person's ankle or abody part, for example, for the balloon stomper game.

FIG. 2 shows another variation of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows other variations of the components of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 shows some examples for connecting two parts/components of FIG.1.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the balloon weight setup.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 shows the balloon device, to be attached to a person's ankle or abody part, for example, for the balloon stomper game. Item 101 is aballoon (or a toy). Item 102 is a tether or other means to tie theballoon, so that air stays in the balloon. Item 103 is a tether (e.g.string) to connect the balloon to the ankle of the user. Item 105 is theloop going around the ankle of the user. Item 104 connects item 105 anditem 103 together.

The connection means 102 and 104 can be by any method, such as tiedrope, ribbon, string, glued, hinge, metal joint, welded, sewed, solid,rigid, or flexible, and made of any material, such as rubber band, silkstring, wool, metal chain, plastic chain, rigid, flexible, or softmaterial.

Note that tether's equivalent terms (or other connectingmethods/devices) can also be used here, such as cord, chain, fasteningdevice, rope, thread, fibrous material, confining device, string(cotton, nylon, or any other material), belt, tape, tie, attachingdevice, lace, Velcro fastener, hook-and-loop fastener, band, strap,snap, wire, cable, elastic, glued material, holder, disk, cup, clip,pull tabs, knot, adhesive, and connector. The tether can have multiplecomponents, made of many parts, in series or in parallel configuration,such as chain of cotton and nylon strings tied together.

The balloons 101 can be of any kind of balloons in the market, such aswater balloons, Helium balloons, or air balloons, made of any type ofmaterial, and closed off by any method, at the factory or by the user.

Tether 103 and loop 105 can also be made of any material, such as rubberband, string, wool, silk, solid, plastic, elastic, soft, rigid,flexible, adjustable size, fixed size, or multi-threaded material. Forexample, (flexible) rubber band 105 is useful for fitting the loop 105for users of different sizes (e.g. fit a large ankle).

Item 102 can be a hook or a tie. The tie can be closed up by the user toclose off the balloon, to keep air or water inside the balloon. In oneembodiment, the loose tie is pre-manufactured at the factory to make iteasier for the user to fill up, tie up (e.g. pull tabs of a slipknot),and set up the balloons. Item 102 can have multiple pieces, and can bemade of any fastening method or technology. Item 102 can be an integralpart of item 103, such as a slipknot configuration.

Items 103-105 can be 1-piece, 2-piece, or 3-piece setup. Some of thoseexamples are shown in FIG. 3.

The rubber band (or loop 105) can be connected to a weight or a winebottle, instead of a user's ankle.

FIG. 2 shows another variation of FIG. 1. Here, the balloon is tied upby a balloon tying device 201, which is connected to tether 103, usingthe connection means 202.

Item 201 can be of any shape and material, as long as it can keep orhold the water or air inside the balloon. Examples of material for item201 are plastic, rubber, and metal pieces.

The connection means 202 can be of any shape and material, as well, suchas the ones described above for item 104 or item 102.

FIG. 3 shows other variations of the components of FIG. 1, replacingcomponents/ items 103-105 of FIG. 1. Any other logical combinations orvariations of these are also meant to be covered under this patentdisclosure.

Item 303 is a solid ring, for example, made of plastic. Item 307 anditem 308 are made of magnetic material (magnets), coupled to each other,to connect loop 309 and tether 306.

Item 312 is a small loop with a strap (to hold the small loop closed),in order to attach tether 311 to item 313 (the big loop).

Item 305 is just an extension/tip of item 304 (tether). This is aflexible arrangement to adjust the size of loop (by sliding item 305along tether 304). Note that using rubber band as the loop 105 servesthe same purpose (adjusting the size of the loop).

Item 315 is a knot, which can be of any shape (or any type of knot).

Item 318 can be of any form, shape, or material, such as those describedfor items 312 and 315, above.

Item 320 closes the loop, or adjusts the size of the loop, and can besimilar to item 312, described above.

FIG. 4 shows some examples for connecting two parts/components ofFIG. 1. This is very generic, and can be applied to any situation andsetup. Items 401-402 signify the chain connection. Items 406-409 showthe connection by screwing one part into another (item 409 into item408). Items 410-413 describe a belt-type connection, in which a hookinto an opposite hole connects the two pieces (items 410 and 41 1).Items 440-442 show a snap-in connection, in which item 441 is pushedinto item 440, and the flexible part 442 snaps/expands inside item 440,attaching the two parts 440 and 441. Any other variation of FIG. 4 (anyfastening technology or method) can also be used here.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the balloon weight setup. Items 101-103 aresimilar to the counterparts in FIG. 1. Item 505 is an object/weight,connected to the tether 103 (and eventually to balloon 101) at theconnection point 504. Item 504 is structured similar to item 104, or anycombinations shown in FIG. 3.

The balloon may or may not be included in the setup described in FIG. 5,above. The loose tie (item 102) can be pre-fabricated at the factory,and the user can close it off (e.g. pull tabs of a slipknot) (afterfilling the balloon, using air or water). This makes it easier for theuser to fill up and tie up many balloons in a short period of time.

Currently, people use balloon tying devices/cups at position 102 in FIG.5, instead of our item 102 (tie, shown in FIG. 5). Balloon tyingdevices/cups are very awkward. Thus, our configuration (our item 102(tie, shown in FIG. 5)) is advantageous over the prior art.

In one embodiment, one puts a string (or hook, ribbon, or any fasteningtool or device) inside the lip (tip) of the balloon (at position 102 inFIG. 5) so that the user have an easier time to close off the balloon.This can be pre-manufactured at the factory.

In one embodiment, the balloon device with the balloon manufactured insuch a way that it has an attachment point for ease of attachment orclosing the balloon.

The weight 505 can be used as/for/together with/instead of an anchor,display, balloon bar, set-in-the-ground, attached-to-a-bag, pin, tentpeg, spike, spike with a base (for sandy areas, to bury the flat base,for support of the spike), balloon barb, or decoration purposes.

Any parts of the setup explained above can be sold or packaged as a kit,so that the user can put them together, using an instruction manual.They can be all or partially in one package, with the adhesive materialincluded, as an option.

The kits can also include (or not include) software, CD-ROM, DVD, VCR,tapes, or tape cassettes, in addition to (or not including) the bookletsand other accessories. This system can be included in a retail packagingand/or retail displays (counter, floor, shelf, etc.). The kit orpackaging includes various parts or components which can be put togetherby the user, which can be sold separately or altogether. It can includeballoon markers and other accessories.

This software can offer setup, management, and cleanup tips, as well asmultiple game and activity listings. Additionally, it can offerprintable and/or E-mail versions, as well as a database to add userdeveloped ideas and notes. It can also provide tools to manage eventsand setup crews, as well as tools and templates to design event layouts.It can even be integrated with existing recreation program, sportsmanagement, facilities management, or tournament scheduling programs.The software can also describe how to incorporate ideas into clowning ortwisting businesses for profit or not-for-profit.

In one embodiment, the balloon is held using a net. The net can be anytype net. The net can be made out of cloth, fabric, string, plastic,wire, or any type of material suitable for net. The size of net is anysize that can hold a balloon. The net needs to be only as large as thedesired balloon.

The balloon fastener can be any kind of balloon fastener. Possibleballoon fasteners include slipknots, knots, a net, a balloon disc, aballoon clip, a balloon cup, or an attachment point on a balloon.Alternatively, balloon fastener could be integral and continuous withthe balloon and tether, for example, when balloon and tether aremanufactured together. Possible attachment point versions of balloonfastener include a projection or loop that is integral and continuouswith the balloon, that the tether can be tied to. These projections orloop would be manufactured as part of balloon. The slipknot version ofballoon fastener could include zero, one, or two (or even more than 2)pull tabs.

In one embodiment/example, the distal fastener could be a rubber band.The tether is tied to the rubber band distal fastener. The rubber bandis fitted around a player's limb. The rubber band can be fitted aroundany size limb (or object) by threading the rubber band through itselfand looping it around the limb (or object) enough times to create atight fit. This process is easy to do and can be done by players of anyage. Furthermore, the rubber band is durable and can be reused, so thatthe same rubber band can be used to play multiple rounds of a balloongame. The preferred rubber band size is #32 or #64.

In one embodiment/example, the distal fastener could be a loop. The loopdistal fastener is created by tying the distal end of the tether toitself. The player then fits a limb through the loop to attach theballoon game kit to the player. The preferred loop distal fastener ismade using a slipknot. The slipknot can be tightened to fit the player'slimb. Alternatively, the loop could be threaded through itself andlooped around the limb until the loop fits the limb. In this version,the loop would be formed by threading the distal end of the tetherthrough a hole in the tether. The loop is durable and can be reused formultiple rounds of a balloon game.

The distal fastener can be adjustable. The distal fastener can beattached to tether by a knot or a grommet (or metal eyelet or rope). Thetether can be made of any flexible material. The preferred embodimentteaches a tether made of ribbon. Other embodiments could use string,cord, elastic, fabric, or wire.

The balloon can be attached or separate from the tether. The balloon canbe filled or unfilled. In one embodiment, the balloon is unfilled andnot attached to the tether. A person using the device would fill theballoon and then attach the balloon to the tether using the balloonfastener. The balloon fastener can also seal the balloon. In anotherembodiment, the balloon is filled and is not attached to the tether. Theperson using the balloon game kit would attach the balloon to the tetherusing the balloon fastener. In another embodiment, the balloon isunfilled, but is attached to the tether. In this case, the person usingthe balloon game device would fill the balloon and then seal the balloonusing the balloon fastener. In one embodiment, the balloon is bothfilled and attached to the tether.

The disk and cup can be used for attaching a string (or ribbon orsimilar connecting or attaching means) to a balloon. In one embodiment,the balloon has a hole prefabricated in its elastic enclosure, throughwhich a string or rope can go, for the purpose of attaching anotherobject to a balloon. The strap for the attachment to the balloon may beadjustable. Multiple balloons (sometimes, with different material/content (different gas/liquid contents) or different shapes) may beattached to one or both ankles (or other body parts, or still/movingobjects), through one or more connections or strings.

The weight/closure/an object can be connected to a balloon/secondobject, for example, using tape, ribbon, staples, or clip (with (orthrough) a hole, for example). The objects can be inflatable toys,stuffed animal toys, dolls, or objects-glowing-in-dark.

The balloon stomping or bursting can be done by any other object orparts of human body, such as broom, tooth pick, or finger nail. Theattachment can be done to the wrist of a human or to the leg(s) of atable, as well, for example. The balloons can be full of water, Helium,or any other mixture of gas, liquid, and/or powder/solid, with balloonsbeing made of any fabric or material, such as latex or Aluminum.

The system can be used for decoration or display. In one embodiment, oneor more components of the system can be stored in a cavity inside theweight object, or stored/attached on the weight/anchor object.

Any other variations of the teachings above are also meant to be coveredand be protected under this patent disclosure.

1. A system for stomping, kicking, bursting, or hitting an object, saidsystem comprising: a connector; a loop located at a first end of saidconnector; and a fastener located at a second end of said connector,wherein said loop attaches said connector to a body part of a user, andwherein said fastener attaches said connector to said object.
 2. Asystem as recited in claim 1, wherein said object is a balloon.
 3. Asystem as recited in claim 1, wherein said object is a ball.
 4. A systemas recited in claim 1, wherein said object comprises multiple balloons.5. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said body part is an ankle.6. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said body part is a wrist. 7.A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said fastener is a knot.
 8. Asystem as recited in claim 1, wherein said fastener is a slipknot.
 9. Asystem as recited in claim 8, wherein said slipknot is prefabricated ata factory.
 10. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said loop is arigid object.
 11. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said loop ismade of flexible material.
 12. A system as recited in claim 1, whereinsaid loop is made of rubber.
 13. A system as recited in claim 1, whereinsaid loop is an integral part of said connector.
 14. A system as recitedin claim 1, wherein said loop is coupled to said connector by magneticmaterial.
 15. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said loop iscoupled to said connector by a knot.
 16. A system as recited in claim 1,wherein said loop is coupled to said connector by a strap.
 17. A systemas recited in claim 1, wherein said system uses one or more of thefollowing: chain connection, screw connection, belt connection, and snapconnection.
 18. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said fastener isa balloon tying device.
 19. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein saidconnector is a rigid object.
 20. A system as recited in claim 1, whereinsaid connector is made of a flexible material.
 21. A system as recitedin claim 1, wherein said connector is made of rubber.
 22. A system asrecited in claim 1, wherein said connector comprises a string or aribbon.
 23. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said system is apart of a balloon game kit.
 24. A system as recited in claim 18, whereinsaid balloon tying device is a balloon disc, a balloon cup, or a balloonclip.
 25. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein said balloon is aHelium, air, water, or mixed gasses and/or liquid balloon.
 26. A systemas recited in claim 2, wherein said system uses a net to hold saidballoon.
 27. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein said balloon is alatex, foil, Mylar, or nylon balloon.
 28. A system as recited in claim2, wherein said balloon has a lip.
 29. A system as recited in claim 28,wherein said lip is used to attach said balloon to said fastener.
 30. Asystem as recited in claim 1, wherein said loop has a variable size. 31.A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said system is distributed orsold along with a software package, electronics content, or digitalmedia.
 32. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said system uses oneor more of the following: a hole and a hook, to connect to a balloon.33. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said fastener is an integralpart of said connector.
 34. A system for stomping, kicking, bursting, orhitting an object, said system comprising: a connector; a loop locatedat a first end of said connector; and a fastener located at a second endof said connector, wherein said loop attaches said connector to an item,and wherein said fastener attaches said connector to said object.
 35. Asystem as recited in claim 23, wherein said kit is assembled by aconsumer.
 36. A system as recited in claim 23, wherein said kit isalready fully or partially assembled in a factory.
 37. A system asrecited in claim 1, wherein said connector has multiple components. 38.A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said fastener has multiplecomponents.
 39. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said loop hasmultiple components.
 40. A method for stomping, kicking, bursting, orhitting an object, said method comprising the steps of: connecting aconnector to a loop located at a first end of said connector; andconnecting said connector to a fastener located at a second end of saidconnector, wherein said loop attaches said connector to a body part of auser, and wherein said fastener attaches said connector to said object.41. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said system is used fordecoration or displays.